For the last week and a half I have had the worst sinus infection ever. Chinese germs attacked my sinuses hard-core when I got back. All I did if I wasn't teaching or learning was sleep. Sleep, sleep, sleep. I slept terribly though, waking up every half hour to blow my nose. I took American medicine and Chinese medicine, drank many liters of water a day and still wasn't getting any better.
Yesterday I bought some salt to mix with warm water and sniff up my nose. The result was utterly disgusting and minorly helpful. I taught two classes early in the afternoon then played a word game with the kids' class in the evening. At 5:30 I sat down at my desk to revel in the sensation that someone was drilling a hole in my head over my left eye. When Jackie finished his class at 6 I told him I couldn't take it anymore and was going up to my room. Jackie gave me some medicine his wife recommended when he had pneumonia called Qingfei Huantan Wan. It was a packet filled with little brown balls that I was supposed to swallow.
Up in my room, I downed the little brown balls, took two tylenol for my headache, and sniffed up some more salt water. At 6:30 I passed out. I woke up at 8:45 to put on my pj's, blow my nose, and brush my teeth. Then I slept until 7:30 the next morning. When I woke up I had a massive headache but hadn't woken up once to blow my nose! I took two more tylenol for my headache, blew my nose a few times, showered and went to Chinese class.
By the middle of the day I was practically skipping around downtown I felt so much better. I bought myself a box of Qingfei Huantan Wan at the giant two story pharmacy nearby.
Main Ingredients: Radix Scutellariae, Semen Armeniacae Amarum, Semen Trichosanthis, Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae, Arisaema Cum Bile, Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparatum, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, Poria, Fructus Aurantii, Herba Ephedrae, etc.
Actions and Indications: Regularizing the flow of Qi, eliminating sputum and relieving cough and asthme. For treatment of cough, pant, haemoptysts, dry and ache throat, close in chest.
After reading the back of the box I reassured myself that the ingredients come from plants and rejoice in the regularized flow of my Qi.
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I've been assured a many of times that semen is pretty good for your health, so I wouldn't worry. And i'm glad you are feeling better!
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